Definitely a bleak spring, even with the nice weather in the Catshuis garden. It's made clear that we'll end up with another billion less to spend on ODA. Meanwhile the benefits at ITC are stripped in accordance. The current discussions at Drienerlolaan 1 to change the UT international travel claim regulations seem to have ended in a crash-and-burn for the Dean and his wife. ITC will be subjected to the UT general regulation which will entail on average a 20% higher hotel bill for the Faculty and a 20% lower daily allowance for staff, not to mention the scrapping of compensation leave and why not add an airmiles-tax. Win-win for the CvB, lose-lose for ITC. We expect much eagerness to go abroad ...
